Nairobi

[ nahy-roh-bee ]

/ naɪˈroʊ bi /

noun

a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part.

Definition for nairobi (2 of 2)

Kenya

[ ken-yuh, keen- ]

/ ˈkɛn yə, ˈkin- /

noun

a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Capital: Nairobi.

Mount, an extinct volcano in central Kenya. 17,040 feet (5194 meters).

Related formsKen·yan, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for nairobi

After four days he was airlifted to Nairobi and to his family.
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The number of miles between Nairobi and the Ebola outbreak zone in West Africa.
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Director Dan Reed, a tall, bald-headed Brit, landed in Nairobi soon after the attack.
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Margie Brand was at Westgate Mall in Nairobi to buy groceries at Nakumatt, the best-stocked store in the country.
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The 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya by Al-Qaeda killed 224 people.
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We thought of the glory of driving through the streets of Nairobi with a lion or two hanging over the back of the carriage.
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A short distance from Nairobi they got their first glimpse of really primitive natives.
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While in Nairobi we visited the little station where experiments are being made in the "sleeping sickness."
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We had planned a short trip of from three to five weeks northeast of Nairobi in what is called the Tana River country.
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It was the one word that I had been hoping to hear ever since leaving Nairobi, for the word means "lion."
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British Dictionary definitions for nairobi (1 of 2)

Nairobi

/ (naɪˈrəʊbɪ) /

noun

the capital of Kenya, in the southwest, at an altitude of 1650 m (5500 ft): founded in 1899; became capital in 1905; commercial and industrial centre; the Nairobi National Park (a game reserve) is nearby. Pop: 2 818 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for nairobi (2 of 2)

Kenya

/ (ˈkɛnjə, ˈkiːnjə) /

noun

a republic in E Africa, on the Indian Ocean: became a British protectorate in 1895 and a colony in 1920; gained independence in 1963 and is a member of the Commonwealth. Tea and coffee constitute about a third of the total exports. Official languages: Swahili and English. Religions: Christian majority, animist minority. Currency: shilling. Capital: Nairobi. Pop: 44 037 656 (2013 est). Area: 582 647 sq km (224 960 sq miles)

Mount Kenya an extinct volcano in central Kenya: the second highest mountain in Africa; girth at 2400 m (8000 ft) is about 150 km (95 miles). The regions above 3200 m (10 500 ft) constitute Mount Kenya National Park . Height: 5199 m (17 058 ft)Local name: Kirinyaga

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Word Origin and History for nairobi

Kenya

African nation, named for Mount Kenya, which probably is a shortening of Kikuyu Kirinyaga, from kere nyaga, literally "white mountain" (it is snowcapped). Related: Kenyan.

Culture definitions for nairobi (1 of 2)

Nairobi

[ (neye-roh-bee) ]

Capital of Kenya and largest city in the country, located in southern Kenya.

Note

It was the capital of British East Africa — Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar (see Tanzania) — from 1905 until the colonies became independent in the early 1960s.

Note

Nairobi is a center for tourist safaris.

Culture definitions for nairobi (2 of 2)

Kenya

[ (ken-yuh, keen-yuh) ]

Republic in eastern Africa bordered by Sudan and Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, Tanzania to the southwest, and Uganda to the west. Its capital and largest city is Nairobi.

Note

The Great Rift Valley in Kenya is the site of some major archaeological discoveries, including remains of the earliest known humans.